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Monday, July 10, 2017

DW

Germany

A British study has found that Saudi Arabia plays a key
role in the radicalization of Muslims. The Wahhabi influence, fueled by
oil money, can be seen in Germany as well, says researcher Susanne
Schröter.

DW: After the bloody terror attacks in Great Britain, there are
an increasing number of studies being conducted on the cause of
radicalization. Britain's Henry Jackson Society, a think tank, has
published a report on foreign funding for extremist branches of Islam in
Great Britain. Saudi Arabia has been clearly named as one of the
greatest supporters. In the past 50 years, Riyadh has invested at least
76 billion euros ($86 billion) in Wahhabi extremism, the ideological
basis of extremist and jihadist movements throughout the world. Are you
surprised about these findings?
Susanne Schröter: The
findings do not surprise me at all. It has long been known that Saudi
Arabia has been exporting Wahhabist ideology - largely similar to the
ideology of the so-called "Islamic State" (IS). Propaganda material and
organizational expertise are being sent along with money. People are
being hired to build mosques, educational institutions, cultural centers
and similar organizations, so that Wahhabist theology can reach the
public – with great success.

Susanne Schröter, director of the Frankfurter Research Center for Global Islam (FFGI)

Where is this extremism, that is fueled by oil money, most obvious?

The
export of Wahhabism got off the ground after the Islamic revolution in
Iran. The revolution had dramatically shaken the Saudis. When Iran
started exporting its Shiite ideology, the Saudis felt threatened by it.
Around that time, in 1979, hardliners seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
The Saudis launched an ideological offensive and said, "Now we are
exporting our own ideology. We will show the hardliners in our own
country what we are capable of achieving." Then, they started promoting
Wahhabism through intermediaries and organizations like the World Muslim
League in different countries throughout Asia, Africa and parts of
Europe – for example, in former Yugoslavia where Muslims and Christians
fought against each other in the civil war. Wahhabists saw it as
gateway, where money was needed since the Muslim population was ready
for a new and radical ideology.
The result is that, in many parts of the world, a radical form of Islam is gaining the upper hand.
I have experienced this first hand in Southeast Asia. In southern
Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and sometimes Malaysia, it was
always said that a special form of Islam was practiced, a much more
open, much more tolerant version. There has been a dramatic development
towards radicalism over the past three decades. It is perfectly clear
that this development has been encouraged by Saudi money. Moreover,
young intellectuals have been recruited with generous scholarships at
Saudi universities. These people return to their homes after having
studied at Saudi universities and suddenly carry out Wahhabi missionary
work in all their home countries.

Salafist preacher, Pierre Vogel, was given a Saudi scholarship to study in Mecca

Pierre
Vogel, perhaps the most well-known German Salafist preacher, studied on
a Saudi scholarship in Mecca. Saudi Arabia has apparently influenced
the radicalization process of Muslims in Germany. German media made such
claims in December 2016, citing intelligence sources. It was said that
religious foundations from the Gulf States, especially Saudi Arabia,
supported local Salafist groups in Germany with the approval of their
governments. To what extent does this correspond to your research
findings?
This is absolutely consistent with our findings.
In some cases, state-owned Saudi institutions were massively involved.
There was once a Saudi attache in Berlin, Mohamed Fakihi. He had
connections to the terrorist cell in Hamburg that carried out the attack
on the World Trade Center in New York in 2001. Fakihi also was well
connected to Berlin's Al-Nur Mosque, which often attracts attention for
being a Salafist hotspot. The attache is now no longer there but back
then, it was the first time people became aware of this.
We have
seen that Saudi foundations are operating everywhere - partly
underground and partly through intermediaries, like Nadeem Elias. Until
2006, he was chairman of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany. This
is one of the most important Muslim associations that constantly
maintain inauspicious ties with Saudi foundations, including the Muslim
World League or the World Assembly of Muslim Youth.
There is also
another high-ranking official in the Central Council of Muslims:
Ibrahim El-Zayat. Zayat was chairman of the Islamic Community of Germany
from 2002 to 2010. We have only scratched the surface. And when people
are asked questions, they are always evasive. But it is clear that there
are organizations and individuals in Germany who take the Wahhabization
of German Muslims seriously.

These women were attending a sermon given by Pierre Vogel

According
to latest report published by the Office for the Protection of the
Constitution, a

German domestic intelligence agency, the Salafist scene
in Germany has now grown to include over 10,000 members. There must be
other reasons apart from Saudi support, right?
Of course. Firstly, not only the Saudis bankroll extremists. Now attention has been been drawn to Qatar
for doing this. And yes, it is true that Qatar provides funds and
Kuwait provides funds. There are also other players in the Gulf Region
who support radical tendencies here in Germany - including Iran. Iran
has set up an institute in Berlin, where it works as a missionary. I
assume that if you observe where money flows, you will be amazed.
Germany is generally a place where foreign extremist organizations are
active.Professor Susanne Schröter is the director of the
Frankfurter Research Center for Global Islam (FFGI), director of the
Institute for Ethnology, principal investigator the cluster of
excellence "The Formation of Normative Orders," director of the Cornelia
Goethe Center for Gender Research and executive board member of the
German Orient Institute.The interview was conducted by Matthias von Hein.

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